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Foreign Contributions Regulation Act: Old wine in new bottle - Moyna Manku

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FCRA dates back to the Emergency. In its current form, it is the handiwork of the UPA, and the NDA is simply taking up from where the UPA left

New Delhi:
The recent cancellation of licences of many not-for-profits allowed to receive foreign funds is an exercise started by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2010 following a series of public protests against government policies.

The Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) dates back to prime minister Indira Gandhi’s emergency rule in 1975-77, when it was put in place to check dissent, according to activists.
 
“Gradually, subsequent governments made it more and more restrictive,” said Harsh Jaitli, chief executive officer of Voluntary Action Network India, a not-for-profit which promotes volunteering through advocacy.

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